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How to Program an RCA Universal Remote Control

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Follow these tips when programming a RCA Universal remote control

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It takes just a few steps to program an RCA Universal Remote Control using the Automatic Code Search method. While there may be some trial and error, the pleasure of getting rid of several extra remote controls will far outweigh the hassle in getting it programmed.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

RCA Universal Remote Control

Step1

Turn on the component you want to program.

Step2

Press and release the component button on your remote that corresponds to the component you want the remote to operate (TV, VCR, etc.). The illuminated ON-OFF button will turn on and remain on.

Step3

Press both the component and the ON-OFF buttons. The illuminated ON-OFF button will turn off, and then will come back on.

Step4

Release both buttons after the ON-OFF button turns back on. The button should remain illuminated.

Step5

Press and release the PLAY button. If the component does not respond after five seconds, continue to press the PLAY button every five seconds until the component turns off.

Step6

Press and release the REVERSE button when the component turns off, then wait to see if the component turns on again.

Step7

Press and release the STOP button to save the new code.

Tips & Warnings

Each time you press the PLAY button in Step 5, the ON-OFF button blinks ten times and a list of 10 codes is sent to your component. This process continues until all of the code lists have been searched. If the component has not turned off after all codes have been searched, the ON-OFF button blinks four times, turns off, and the Auto Code Search is exited.
If you do not press the STOP button at the end, the new code will not be saved.

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Comments

ALFT said

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on 9/18/2008 Does the RCA UNIVERSAl REMOTE require that you have an RCA TV?

ngnoel said

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on 9/15/2008 I have a Emerson LD200EM8 TV that I am trying to program to use the RCA RCR4258/RCR4358 Universal Remote Control with. None of the programing methods work that I have been instructed to use. Can anyone help me get the codes for it?

namenda said

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on 8/30/2008 I cannot find the programming instructions for my universal remote RCA rcr3273, which does not have a search button. Anyone know how to do it?

SNMplus2 said

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on 8/19/2008 I had to re-progam my remote after my 14-month old thought is was her toy and it stopped working. I was able to get my remote to reprogram by finagling the steps a bit. For me Steps 2-4 did not work as written, but were eventually completed when I simply pressed the on/off button at the same time as the device button until the on/off light stayed on.

after the tv turned off in step 5, in step 6 - you need to keep pressing the reverse button until the tv turns back on. basically, in step 5, the remote sends ten signals at a time, when you hit "reverse" you are telling the remote - hey one of those ten worked. then you hit reverse until it turns back on. then you hit the stop button in step 7 to save the code.

mine is working now.